# Screwed up All Metal Freehand

**URL:** <https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screwed-up-all-metal-freehand/13857>\
**Category:** Yo-Yo Mods and Maintenance\
**Created:** [April 29, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screwed-up-all-metal-freehand/13857 "2010-04-29T18:56:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Buddy\_Jim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buddy_jim/32/7920_2.png) [@Buddy\_Jim](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buddy_Jim)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screwed-up-all-metal-freehand/13857/1 "2010-04-29T18:56:17Z")

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So once upon a time I had an all metal Free hand that worked awesome then one day a horrible incident bent the axel so that now there is a terrible vibe in what used to be one of my smoothest yoyos. Is there any way to straighten a bent axel, or am I screwed on this one.

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**Author:** ![Yummy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/yummy/32/14065_2.png) [@Yummy](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Yummy)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screwed-up-all-metal-freehand/13857/2 "2010-04-29T21:16:52Z")

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If you merely bent the axle and not the hole the axle threads into you can just replace the axle. An M4-.7 setscrew will be a perfect replacement.

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**Author:** ![Buddy\_Jim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buddy_jim/32/7920_2.png) [@Buddy\_Jim](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buddy_Jim)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screwed-up-all-metal-freehand/13857/3 "2010-05-12T17:38:23Z")

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😢 Sadly friend this is the piece of … well metal freehands do not have the removeable axle that the plastic ones do it is the same metal as the yoyo itself

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**Author:** ![Supernaut3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/supernaut3/32/520_2.png) [@Supernaut3](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Supernaut3)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screwed-up-all-metal-freehand/13857/4 "2010-05-12T17:40:34Z")

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Um… unless your Metal Freehand (actually called Metal Zero) is NOT really Duncan, it has a removable Axle. AND should have come with a 2nd Axle.

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**Author:** ![Batryn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/batryn/32/78_2.png) [@Batryn](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Batryn)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screwed-up-all-metal-freehand/13857/5 "2010-05-13T00:43:03Z")

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Erm… cover with a piece of cloth, take plier, twist out axle. Insert by doing the same thing.

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**Author:** ![anonyo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@anonyo](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/anonyo)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screwed-up-all-metal-freehand/13857/6 "2010-05-13T02:13:03Z")

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I have fixed plenty of metal zero’s. The axle is totally removable.

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**Author:** ![Buddy\_Jim](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.yoyoexpert.com/buddy_jim/32/7920_2.png) [@Buddy\_Jim](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/u/Buddy_Jim)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://forums.yoyoexpert.com/t/screwed-up-all-metal-freehand/13857/7 "2010-05-13T13:51:52Z")

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> [@Batryn](#):
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> Erm… cover with a piece of cloth, take plier, twist out axle. Insert by doing the same thing.

It twists out? Ok I’ll give it a whirl.